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MakerBot’s New 3-D-Printed Mixtape Puts Digital Music in Retro-Cool Case
Let's face it -- real mixtapes made on a cassette tape look cooler than an iTunes playlist. Now you can 3-D print your own digital mixtape so it will look like an old-school cassette.
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See 2001: A Space Odyssey Recut Into a Blockbuster-Style Trailer
Imagine 2001: A Space Odyssey redone as a bombastic 3-D Hollywood hell-raiser, directed by Michael Bay. A new parody trailer does just that.
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Chris Marker, French Filmmaker Who Inspired Modern Sci-Fi, Dies at 91
Chris Marker, a visionary French filmmaker who inspired modern science fiction, died Sunday at the age of 91.
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Ghosts in the Machine Unearths Retro Tech Art
A re-creation of "expanded cinema" pioneer Stan Vanderbeek's fantastical Movie-Drome is just one of the technology-oriented art experiments on display at the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York.
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Modded Weed Whacker Makes Dark Knight Rises’ Bat Sound Badass
The dark, ominous sounds of The Dark Knight Rises were crafted with the help of lawn equipment and a 40-year-old modular synth, according to a new video that documents the behind-the-scenes process of...
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Coming to Doctor Who: Space Dinosaurs, Epic Daleks, New Companion
"Dinosaurs! On a spaceship!" That's just one thing you'll see in the new trailer for the upcoming season of Doctor Who, which offers a tantalizing sneak preview into the next 14 episodes.
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Music for Mars: 10 Songs to Celebrate Curiosity’s Epic Landing
The fiery Red Planet has captivated pop culture for decades. To celebrate the Curiosity rover's triumphant landing, here are 10 great songs that grapple with the mythos of Mars, extraterrestrial life...
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American Cyborg Offers Graphic Look at DIY Body Hacking
The intriguing short documentary takes an unflinching look at body-modification subculture.
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Visual Effects Pioneer Carlo Rambaldi, the ‘Father of E.T.,’ Dies at 86
Rambaldi specialized in building one-of-a-kind analog animatronic creatures in the days before digital special effects became ubiquitous. His work garnered Oscars for visual effects for Alien and E.T.
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Puppets, Oddities, Animated Films: Inside the Surreal World of the Quay Brothers
Headless puppets, elaborate dioramas, doll parts and Victorian curiosities come to life in a major new exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art celebrating the intricate, idiosyncratic works of the Quay...
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‘Pussy Riot’ Becomes a Rally Cry for Russian Expats
The dramatic predicament of radical Russian punk collective Pussy Riot has become an international cause, drawing high-profile supporters like Madonna and Björk. The poignant image of Nadezhda...
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Preview: See Bacterial Radio and Ars Electronica’s Other Intriguing Projects
In Joe Davis' fascinating Bacterial Radio project, genetically modified microbes are combined into electrical circuits designed to convey sound. It's just one of the interesting exhibits that will be...
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Old-Timey Comedies, Surrealist Cinema Get Sampled and Cut Up in Magic
Vintage slapstick comedies and 1920s experimental cinema collide with found sounds in Magic, a new piece by British collage artists People Like Us and Ergo Phizmiz. The video uses a split screen, so...
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With Seeking Silicon Valley, Zero1 Biennial Explores Tech-Fueled Art
More than 100 new media artists, engineers and filmmakers explore the theme Seeking Silicon Valley next month when the Zero1 Biennial comes to San Jose, California. Get a preview in this image gallery.
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Video: See Stephen Hawking Perform With Orbital at Paralympics Opener
Stephen Hawking appeared onstage with Orbital for a moving rendition of "Where Is It Going?" during the Paralympic Games opening ceremony Wednesday night in London.
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William Gibson on Why Sci-Fi Writers Are (Thankfully) Almost Always Wrong
William Gibson, one of science fiction’s most visionary and distinctive voices, maintains that he and his fellow writers don’t possess some mystical ability to peer into the future. “We’re almost...
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William Gibson on Twitter, Antique Watches and Internet Obsessions
William Gibson once spent nearly five years studying the complexities of watchmaking, indulging in the accumulation of knowledge for its own sake. “I wanted to grow my own otaku-like obsession,” he...
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William Gibson on Punk Rock, Internet Memes, and ‘Gangnam Style’
If punk emerged today -- instead of in 1977 -- how would it take hold on the popular consciousness? According to acclaimed science fiction writer William Gibson it would probably spread like wildfire...
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David Byrne Breaks Down How Music Works in New Book
David Byrne's impressive output over the past four decades reaches far beyond his work as a musician, most famously in Talking Heads and in numerous solo albums and collaborations. He is also a deep...
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Deep in the Woods, This Reclusive Toymaker Builds His Robot Army
Mantzel is an inventor, a recluse, and probably the internet's most popular toymaker. The Giant Robot Project is his masterpiece -- a massive, spider-like walking android he fashioned out of steel and...
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